| A | B |
|---|
| initiative | citizens can place a proposal before voters or legislature for approval |
| political machine | organization linked to a political party that has control over local governments |
| primary | election in which voters choose their political party's candidate |
| recall | right of voters to remove ubsatisfactory officials from office |
| discrimination | unfair treatment of a goup because of race, religion .... |
| suffragist | a man or women who fought for women's right to vote |
| Square Deal | T. Roosevelt's promise for fair treatment to all |
| barrio | Spanish speaking neighborhod in a city |
| trust | combination of corporations, legally fomed to reduce competition |
| civil service | government workers hired on this qualifications - not elected |
| laissez-faire | little interference by government in the nation's economy |
| arbitration | settle a dispute by working with a third person |
| referendum | people can accept or reject a government proposal |
| patronage | another name fo the Spoils System |
| Spolis System | government jobs given to political friends (possibly not qualified) |
| conservation | to protect and preserve natural resources |
| prohibition | forbid by law selling of alcoholic beverages |
| muckraker | journalists who uncovered abuses and corruption in society |
| trustbuster | someone who breaks up a trust into smaller companies (T.R.) |
